different between diacritical vs circumflex
diacritical
English
Etymology
From diacritic +? -al.
Adjective
diacritical (comparative more diacritical, superlative most diacritical)
- Capable of distinguishing or of making a distinction.
- Of, pertaining to, or serving as a diacritic
- A. J. Ellis
- A glance at this typography will reveal great difficulties, which diacritical marks necessarily throw in the way of both printer and writer.
- A. J. Ellis
Derived terms
- diacritically
Translations
Noun
diacritical (plural diacriticals)
- A diacritic (mark).
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circumflex
English
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin circumflexus (“bent about”), calqued from Ancient Greek ???????????? (perisp?menos, “drawn around”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?s??.k?m?fl?ks/
- (US) IPA(key): /?s?.k?m?fl?ks/
Noun
circumflex (plural circumflexes)
- A diacritical mark (ˆ) placed over a vowel in the orthography or transliteration of many languages to change its pronunciation; while in some other languages over a consonant.
- Synonym: circumflex accent
Translations
Adjective
circumflex
- Having a circumflex mark.
- ê is e circumflex.
- Curving around.
- The circumflex coronary artery
Translations
Verb
circumflex (third-person singular simple present circumflexes, present participle circumflexing, simple past and past participle circumflexed)
- To mark or pronounce with a circumflex.
Translations
Further reading
- circumflex on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
circumflex From the web:
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- what is circumflex disease
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